Well thank goodness for the heating pad! My heating pad is now being used in the infirmary One of my new chicks (Eve) got stuck in the big chicken run, and the scalped her
SO, she is back in my bedroom, heating pad to keep her warm. If anyone knows some first-aid, feel free to throw some my way! We would both appreciate it

Well thank goodness for the heating pad! My heating pad is now being used in the infirmary One of my new chicks (Eve) got stuck in the big chicken run, and the scalped her
SO, she is back in my bedroom, heating pad to keep her warm. If anyone knows some first-aid, feel free to throw some my way! We would both appreciate it

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happens more often than youd think.... keep it clean and pretty much leave her alone... it will heal.

I had a scalped chick four years ago. The entire back portion of her scalp was eaten by the rooster. She grew a new cap of skin in around six weeks.

Cleaning it every day is important. The second most important thing you need to do so it will grow skin is to keep it moist. The minute you allow it to dry out, it will stop healing and infection will then be a danger.

I left my chick with her mates. I used Silvadene on the wound to keep it moist and to prevent infection, but antibiotic ointment will work just as well. The chicks tasted the goop on her head and left her alone after that. Cleaning it every day made it possible to leave her in the pen with the others.